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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexa Ffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lexa Ffs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
18
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Rambo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lexa Ffs! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rambo takes the fight into the clinch. Ffs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rambo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Rambo. Rambo shoots in for a takedown but Ffs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A telegraphed right hand from Ffs misses the target. Rambo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ffs throws out the jab. Ffs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rambo's head backwards. A decent looking cross lands there for Ffs. Rambo pushes Ffs away with a front kick. Ffs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rambo counters with a big head kick but Ffs shrugs it off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rambo pushes Ffs up against the cage in a clinch. Rambo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ffs pulls him back up using the underhooks. Ffs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rambo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ffs misses with a wild combination.
Ffs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rambo. Ffs gets tackled into the cage by Rambo. Rambo maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ffs is trying to break free. Rambo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Rambo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ffs throws out the jab. Ffs throws a jab but it's blocked by Rambo. Rambo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ffs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rambo fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rambo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ffs defends it nicely. Rambo is breathing heavily. Ffs throws the left hand but Rambo avoids the punch easily. Ffs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Ffs looks to land a left hand but Rambo moved out of range nicely. Ffs swats away the attempt to clinch by Rambo. Ffs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ffs looks to land a right hand but Rambo moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ffs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ffs wants it to stay on the feet. A punch lands to the side of Rambo 's head but he takes it in his stride. A jab lands there for Ffs. A punch combination from Ffs misses. Ffs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ffs swats him away and circles back towards the center. No joy there for Ffs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ffs misses with an uppercut. Rambo slips a jab from Ffs. Rambo slips under a jab. Ffs throws out a loose jab but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it. Rambo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ffs. Ffs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rambo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ffs won't be happy with that. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Ffs tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ffs wants to get back to his feet. Ffs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rambo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Ffs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rambo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Ffs tries to buck Rambo off but Rambo is having none of it. Ffs tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops. Ffs tries to break free.
Rambo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ffs knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ffs for a finish. Ffs is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ffs looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rambo.
Rambo is hanging on to Ffs's back as he tries to escape.
Rambo tries to keep control of the position but Ffs is staying busy. Ffs has hold of Rambo's leg, trying to break free but it's let Rambo lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Ffs is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Rambo throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Rambo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
65% |
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